Year: 2014

Mail.com

PARIS (AP) — Joining U.S. forces acting in Iraqi skies, French fighter jets struck Friday against the militant Islamic State group, destroying a logistics depot, Iraqi and French officials said.

A pair of Rafale fighter jets accompanied by support planes struck in northern Iraq on Friday morning, and the target was “entirely destroyed,” President Francois Hollande said. Four laser-guided bombs struck the Iraqi military installation that had been overrun by the militants, and hit a munitions and fuel depot, a French military official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss operational details.   Continue reading “France strikes Islamic State group’s depot in Iraq”

Mail.com

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Inclement weather made rescue crews in Central Texas suspend the search for a sheriff’s deputy who radioed for help minutes before her empty patrol car was found submerged by floodwaters, while heavy rains in West Texas caused dozens of streets and some houses to flood.

Roger Wade, a spokesman for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, said the search would resume Friday morning. “We were searching all day and we will continue searching until we find something,” he added.   Continue reading “Search for Texas deputy suspended, but will resume”

Mail.com

BELL, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a man with an extensive criminal record — he spent time in prison a decade ago for the shooting death of his young son — killed six of his grandchildren, his adult daughter and himself in a rampage Thursday at a home in a small Florida town outside of Gainesville.

Don Spirit, 51, called 911 Thursday afternoon from his home in the town of Bell to say that he might hurt himself or others. By the time a deputy arrived, Spirit had committed suicide, according to Gilchrist County Sheriff Robert Schultz. The bodies of his daughter and her six children were found “all over the property,” Schultz said.   Continue reading “Convicted Florida felon kills his 6 grandchildren”

MassPrivateI

Continue reading “States being forced to accept DHS’s ‘Real ID’ national drivers license program”

ABC News – by Rheana Murray

The FBI added suspected cop shooter Eric Frein to its 10 Most Wanted fugitive list today and announced a reward of $100,000 for information leading to his capture. That is in addition to an existing $75,000 reward from Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers.

The FBI’s action came on the day that Pennsylvania State Trooper, Cpl. Bryon Dickson, was buried in an emotional ceremony.

The search for Frein, 31, entered its sixth day after two Pennsylvania state troopers were ambushed late Friday at the barracks in Blooming Grove Township. Schools in the area are closed for the second day as the dragnet continues for Frein, a survivalist and gun expert who often worked on films about war and the military.   Continue reading “Suspected Cop Shooter Eric Frein on FBI’s Most Wanted List With $100,000 Reward”

KVOA 4 News

PHOENIX (AP) – The busiest terminal at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was on lockdown for more than three hours Thursday as police searched for a suspect in a shooting in nearby Tempe before making the arrest.

Flights out of Terminal 4 were grounded for a brief time as hundreds of law-enforcement officers, some armed with assault rifles, looked for a man believed to be hiding in the parking garage.   Continue reading “Police search causes lockdown at Phoenix airport”

Gun Digest – by Jim Thompson

The M1 Garand’s rich history continues to grow as this rifle remains a popular option among collectors and competitors.

The rifle taking shape on John Cantius Garand’s drawing board in the 1920’s, even to 1932, was a very radical departure from its predecessors, not merely because it was a semi-automatic.   Continue reading “The Ever Popular and Collectable M1 Garand”

KTLA 5 News

California’s first cases of a virus that has been spreading across the country were confirmed Thursday by the state’s chief health official.

Four cases of enterovirus D68 have been confirmed, all in Southern California. One was in Ventura County; three others were in San Diego County.

More instances of the disease were expected as results from lab tests come back, the California Department of Public Health said in announcing the cases.The patients ages ranged from 2 to 13 years old.   Continue reading “Enterovirus Cases Confirmed in Southern California Are State’s First Diagnoses”

CBS New York

MONTVILLE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A proposed ordinance in Montville, New Jersey could give police officers broad powers – including entering private property – if underage drinking is even suspected.

As CBS 2’s Christine Sloan reported, the proposal has some people questioning just how far police should be allowed to go.   Continue reading “Montville, N.J. Plan Would Allow Searches Without Warrants For Underage Drinking”

National Review – by Joel Gehrke

Senate Democrats succeeded in blocking a vote on President Obama’s promised post-election executive orders providing administrative amnesty to illegal immigrants — but only by the barest of margins.

Senator Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.) wanted to offer an amendment opposing the orders, but Senate Democrats thwarted the attempt.   Continue reading “Senate Democrats Protect Obama’s Post-Election Amnesty in 50-50 Vote”

The Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft

Congressman Jason Chaffetz broke this shocking news Wednesday that four known terrorists were apprehended at the US border in Texas on September 10 – the day before the 13th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks.

Chaffetz questioned Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on whether he is “aware of any apprehensions of suspected or known terrorists.”
Johnson dodged the question.   Continue reading “Four Terrorists Captured on US Border on September 10 – Day Before 9-11”

BBC News

Scotland has voted to stay in the United Kingdom after voters decisively rejected independence.

With the results in from all 32 council areas, the “No” side won with 2,001,926 votes over 1,617,989 for “Yes”.

Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond called for unity and urged the unionist parties to deliver on more powers.   Continue reading “Scottish referendum: Scotland votes ‘No’ to independence”

Food Freedom USA

SHERIDAN, Wyoming — In much of the nation, it’s been a couple generations since those “remember when” days of the milkman bringing fresh milk to the door in glass jars, but a milkman in northeast Wyoming has resurrected those bygone days for more than 125 families in the area.

Frank Wallis drives a large pickup truck instead of a delivery van and wears a Carhart coat and ball cap rather than a white uniform, but he’s still “the milkman” to Wyoming residents who are grateful for the chance to drink milk straight from a cow they can see and touch.   Continue reading “Recluse milkman makes rounds in northeast Wyoming delivering fresh milk to customers”

True story reported by an English guy who was stopped and asked to give a breathalyzer test.

The English guy lives near Le Bugue in the Dordogne and at the time he was stopped he was as pis*ed as a fart…

The gendarme signals to him to wind down the window then asks him if he has been drinking, and with a slurring speech the English guy replies; ‘Yes, this morning I was at my (hic)..daughter’s wedding, and as I don’t like church much I went to the cafe opposite and had several beers.’    Continue reading “A pair of yucks”

I received this from a good friend of mine tonight.

Had to go to the girls’ school tonight for a gathering. Listened to the principal talk, saw the girls’ classrooms, and had a small dinner.

What made me quite irritated after the first 10 minutes, was while the principal was talking to the parents, she showed the success rate under the common core standards. Talk about absolute SHIT!   Continue reading “Common Core”

New York Times – by MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and ROBIN POGREBIN

The municipal identification cards that New York plans to start issuing next year in an effort to make life easier for undocumented immigrants will come with an added benefit so enticing the hope is that many other New Yorkers may sign up for them too: coupon books offering free tickets or other discounts at 33 of the city’s leading cultural institutions.

Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall; the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden; the American Museum of Natural History, the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and many others will offer a variety of perks — most of them equivalent to a basic one-year membership — to holders of the new ID cards, which are expected to be made available to any city resident over age 14, regardless of their legal status.    Continue reading “New York City ID Cards Coming With Cultural Benefits”

Yahoo News

Anyone excited by the idea of stepping into a driverless car should read the results of a somewhat alarming experiment at Bristol’s University of the West of England, where a robot was programmed to rescue others from certain doom… but often didn’t.

The so-called ‘Ethical robot’, also known as the Asimov robot, after the science fiction writer whose work inspired the film ‘I, Robot’, saved robots, acting the part of humans, from falling into a hole: but often stood by and let them trundle into the danger zone.   Continue reading “Robot with “morals” makes surprisingly deadly decisions”

KGNS

WASHINGTON, DC (CBP) – Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced his decision to delegate to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to investigate its employees for alleged criminal misconduct.

As a result, CBP is converting qualified internal affairs employees from general investigators to criminal investigators. This authority will allow CBP to perform misconduct investigations with more transparency and hold the workforce accountable.   Continue reading “DHS delegates criminal misconduct investigative authority to CBP”